Synopsis
'A beautifully realized setting, action and romance played out across a couple of generations, a high-class voyage to the long ago and far away – Lian Hearn has written a saga that will continue to give pleasure to many.' – Ursula K. Le Guin
The Middle Country, home of the Otori clan is ruled by a benign but weak leader while...
Details
06 April 2017592 pages
9781509837830Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A beautifully realized setting, action and romance played out across a couple of generations, a high-class voyage to the long ago and far away – Lian Hearn has written a saga that will continue to give pleasure to many.Ursula K. Le Guin
An indispensable introduction to a remarkable saga. I was spurred into re-reading the whole thing. It was pure pleasure. The setting is beautiful and beautifully described, the story clicks into place perfectly.Sunday Telegraph
Scenes of exquisite beauty and tension, aided by the mesh of Hearn's meticulous and convincing imagined world.Literary Review
A thrilling story of violent combat, legend and passion.Herald
